Five Reasons to Come to June’s Lunch & Learn

Boost your social media by learning to take better photos at our free Lunch & Learn on June 21 at Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham.

While most of us enjoy using social media daily on a personal level, running a business’s accounts can be a whole different experience. If you’ve been wanting to learn how images can increase your social engagement, then attend our free June Lunch & Learn, Social Media Photos Demystified: Simple Tips and Strategies to Boost Engagement.Infomedia is proud to welcome photographer and Instagram expert Kelly Cummings of Spindle Photography as a guest speaker. Here’s what we’ll cover:

How to take better photos with your phone

Pixelated pictures or blurry selfies will not be up to snuff for any professional social media account. Learn how to use the tool you’ll always have on hand — your phone — to create crisp and clear images.

How to edit your social media feed

Once you have the photography aspect figured out, then it’s time to learn how to utilize these pretty pictures. You’ll gain the knowhow on which images should be used on what sites.

Which photos perform best on Instagram

Familiarizing yourself with what works best on Instagram can greatly increase the traffic your images garner. From cropping to color palettes, learn the tricks of the trade.

Free lunch & Birmingham network opportunities galore

A big part of Lunch & Learns success is the free lunch we cater. Having a delicious meal provided makes it easier to justify using your lunch break for career enrichment. An extra perk is the opportunity to network with other professionals in Birmingham. With time to mingle before and after class, you can meet other students, most of which are employed at up-and-coming businesses in Birmingham.

When Hayley isn’t knocking out website copy behind her laptop, she’s in the kitchen — a (non-snobby) foodie and committed vegan, she brings her passion for cooking into the office with pies and treats she’s made herself. Hayley polished her skills, both culinary and literary, at Cooking Light digital and MyRecipes.com, where she worked as a food writer before joining us here at Infomedia. She’s great at writing SEO-rich copy, drafting a catchy headline and utilizing digital tools to give her writing serious online impact. To unwind, Hayley likes watching horror movies, sweating the day away in hot yoga, traveling with her husband, Peter, and coming home to their two cats, Momo and Otto.